LAWMAKERS SEEK TO ADDRESS STATE’s FLAGGING ECONOMY: As Maryland’s budget season approaches, state Senate President Bill Ferguson said it’s imperative that the state continues to make capital investments in economic drivers like hospitals and higher education. Hannah Gaskill/The Baltimore Sun.
- Efforts to bolster Maryland’s flagging economy and ease projected budget deficits may hinge on improving the state’s transit and road systems. But the fund that pays for roads and transit is projected to have a more than $1 billion shortfall over the next six years, and lawmakers will return to Annapolis next month facing the prospect of “enormous” deficits in other parts of the budget. Bryan Sears/Maryland Matters.
TRI-STATE GOVERNORS TO MEET TO RENEW BAY RESTORATION COMMITMENT: The governors of Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia — Democrats Wes Moore and Josh Shapiro, alongside Republican Glenn Youngkin — are expected to convene Tuesday in Annapolis to symbolically reaffirm their commitments to the bay restoration and approve plans to map out a new strategy for addressing pollution in the watershed over the next 12 months. Adam Willis/The Baltimore Banner.
SUSPECT IN KILLING OF CEO FROM WELL-KNOWN MARYLAND FAMILY: Luigi Mangione, a Maryland native, has been charged with murder in New York in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. He was arrested on gun charges in Pennsylvania. The Mangione family is “shocked” by the arrest of Luigi Mangione, according to a statement by Del. Nino Mangione, a cousin of the suspect. Staff/The Baltimore Banner.
- Mangione was born and raised in Maryland, part of a well-known family whose interests span the Baltimore area. Advertisement His grandfather, Nicholas “Nick” Mangione Sr., who died in 2008, was a businessman and real estate developer. He and his wife, Mary, acquired Turf Valley Country Club in Ellicott City in 1978. About 20 years later, they founded Hayfields Country Club in Cockeysville. Niha Masih/The Washington Post.
- Mangione was in regular contact with friends and family until about six months ago when he suddenly and inexplicably stopped communicating with them. He had been suffering from a painful back injury, friends said, and then went dark, prompting anxious inquiries from relatives to his friends: Had anyone heard from him? Corey Kilgannon, Mike Baker, Luke Broadwater and Shawn Hubler/The New York Times.
- Mangione, a graduate of Baltimore’s Gilman School, faces five counts, as of Monday’s online court filing, including second-degree murder and gun charges. No defense attorney was listed for Mangione and the case has not been assigned to a judge as of Monday. Michelle Deal-Zimmerman/The Baltimore Sun.
- He was carrying a 3D-printed pistol, a black silencer and fake New Jersey driver’s license, Altoona Police wrote in charging documents. When asked if he had been to New York recently, Mangione “became quiet and started to shake,” police wrote in charging documents. Tim Prudente, Brenna Smith and Ellie Wolfe/The Baltimore Banner.
- Police said Mangione had a ghost gun, along with a lengthy handwritten document indicating anger toward “corporate America.” Mark Berman and Shayna Jacobs/The Washington Post.
ONE STATE BUILDING CLEARED OF LEGIONELLA: One state building in Baltimore has been cleared of unsafe levels of Legionella from its drinking water, state officials said Monday, but employees and union members continue to fear the bacteria’s presence in other state buildings. Danielle Brown/Maryland Matters.
BROWN: INDICTED ARUNDEL OFFICERS ‘FAILED TO TELL TRUTH:’ Attorney General Anthony Brown said Monday that his office sought the indictment of two Anne Arundel County Police officers because they “failed to tell the truth” about their involvement in a high-speed fatal crash. Clara Longo de Frietas/The Baltimore Banner.
COLUMN: THE DIFFICULT TRIP TO CONNECT TO LAWMAKERS IN ANNAPOLIS: Annapolis is the seat of state, county and city government. Talking to your lawmakers face-to-face or staging a piquant protest is a part of the process. You just have figure out how to get there first. And transportation to and from the city for a large group of people has proved to be harder and harder to arrange. Rick Hutzell/The Baltimore Banner.
MORE HELP SOUGHT FOR THOSE SEEKING LEGAL STATUS IN U.S.: The calls and requests to Global Refuge immediately followed the news of Donald Trump’s election win. People were worried about being able to continue working legally and asking for guidance on renewing employment authorization. Some were asking how to adjust their temporary legal status to a more permanent one. Others wanted to know about reuniting with family members if they are separated. John John Williams/The Baltimore Banner.
COMMENTARY: MAKING THE BLUEPRINT WORK: For the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future to work, local jurisdictions must balance competing community needs while also prioritizing significant funding for education. This goal can be achieved through innovative partnerships with community institutions. Calvin Ball/MarylandReporter.com.
CARROLL COMMISSIONERS ARGUE ABOUT HOW TO CONDUCT A MEETING: A recent discussion by the Board of Carroll County Commissioners outlining how meetings are conducted quickly erupted into a heated debate and a clear difference of opinions. Sherry Greenfield/The Carroll County Times.
